For my 100th film review on this blog, I thought that I would take the opportunity to finally get around to rewatching 2014’s “Song of the Sea”,… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Song of the Sea” (2014) (100th Review!)”
Tag: 2014
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Chef” (2014)
After a talented Los Angeles chef (Jon Favreau) leaves his resteraunt job, following a public, heated argument with a food critic (Oliver Platt), he starts up a… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Chef” (2014)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “RoboCop” (2014)
I haven’t seen the original version. OK, so that’s out of the way. On the positive side, Samuel L. Jackson is wonderful to watch, even if his… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “RoboCop” (2014)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “The Duke of Burgundy” (2014)
Warning: Contains Spoilers Essentially concluding Film4’s “Love and Sex” season (I’m not going to bother with “Lovelace”..!), this was a film that gathered a generous amount of… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “The Duke of Burgundy” (2014)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Nymphomaniac: Volume I” (2013)
Part of Film4’s “Love and Sex” season, this was a film that I initially wasn’t interested in watching at all. I guess that the title threw me… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Nymphomaniac: Volume I” (2013)”
My Cinema Journeys: 2011-2015
OK, well I like lists and I LOVE film lists. So obviously, I keep track of every film that I’ve seen in the cinema, since 2011 onwards.… Read more “My Cinema Journeys: 2011-2015”
From LOVEFILM: “Coherence”: Dinner for Doppelgangers
This is clearly a very intelligent film that successfully encourages the audience to engage their brains and become involved with the puzzle that is being presented; as… Read more “From LOVEFILM: “Coherence”: Dinner for Doppelgangers”
From the Amazon archives: “Her” (2014): “Lying on the moon…”
When I saw the trailer for this movie, it definitely didn’t appeal to me. I mean, I thought that the idea of a guy having a relationship… Read more “From the Amazon archives: “Her” (2014): “Lying on the moon…””
From the Amazon archives: “Nebraska” (2014): A Masterpiece in Monochrome
To make it short and sweet, this is one of the best films that I’ve seen in a while and for the life of me, I cannot… Read more “From the Amazon archives: “Nebraska” (2014): A Masterpiece in Monochrome”